Open Enrollment is your yearly chance to review coverage and choose your best-fit benefits. Explore this microsite to learn about all of the benefits and resources available to you.
Below, we’ve highlighted the exciting enhancements and changes we are making in 2026. You’ll also find important benefits reminders. Explore each tab to learn about your medical plan updates, additional benefits updates and reminders, and Earned Time Cashout. You’ll also find educational resources that will help you make your benefits decisions this Open Enrollment.
On the main page of The Hub: Online, select “PeopleSoft” at the bottom of the page, then click PeopleSoft HR > PeopleSoft HR Login.
If you are a Franciscan’s employee, you will enroll in PeopleSoft through The Fran.
2026 Plan Options
Our three current BCBSMA plans will continue under new names:
These plans will continue to offer the same comprehensive coverage, with no increases to out-of-pocket costs including copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles. Salary tiers will remain unchanged. To see your 2026 per-paycheck deductions, visit the Medical Page. In 2026, deductions will be spread out over 27 pay periods to align with the payroll calendar.
In response to your feedback, we are also pleased to introduce a fourth BCBSMA Medical Plan option— the Blue Essentials HDHP + HSA (High-Deductible Health Plan + Health Savings Account). This option offers a lower annual premium in exchange for a higher deductible. Good news—to help offset the higher deductible, Boston Children’s will contribute $500 for Employee Only coverage and $1,000 for all other coverage levels to your HSA.
This is an active medical enrollment, which means you must actively enroll in medical benefits during the annual Open Enrollment period, or you will not have coverage for 2026. And, like every other year, you also must actively enroll to participate in the Health Care and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, and the Retiree Medical Savings Account. It’s important to take action!
You can use our online tool, Ask ALEX, to help you evaluate your benefit elections. ALEX asks you a series of questions, and then makes personalized recommendations based on your needs.
Use the following links to access Ask ALEX: